WASD is the first new major in-person gaming convention since the start of the pandemic. With that comes a lot of questions. Will it be here next year? What were the games like? How do you pronounce that name? We sent Jack Richardson to investigate.
Review | Martha Is Dead - Horrors Beyond War
Martha Is Dead may have attracted headline for its gruesome content but having played it Amy Eastland is more interested in a game which oftentimes seems at war with itself. She tries to untangle her feeling on the World War 2 set horror in her review.
Anniversary Advent 2022 | How Resident Evil 7 Saved A Franchise
Resident Evil 7 is five years old! Those adorable mould-infested babies grow up so fast, huh?
Matthew John McCormick returns to explain not just why this soft reboot is so good but how it saved the Resident Evil Franchise.
Review | Defend The Rook - A Strong Gambit
You are all playing chess. Some are out here playing checkers. Alex Brangan on the other hand is using his galaxy brain to play the newly released rogue-lite tower defence game, Defend The Rook.
Check out their review below.
Anniversary Advent 2022 | Metal Gear At 35
Metal Gear is turning 35 and while the franchise is older than most of its fans, that hasn’t lessened its impact.
Scott McCrae joins us to break down the importance of the franchise and highlight his relationship with it.
Review | Tunic - The Language of Zelda
𝓁ꕤ𒆩𒆩 𝓔☘ϟ𒆨☾♈︎ Finji’s Tunic! ♋︎₂«❀» Zelda-↺ ت𒆨𒆨ϟ 《☽☾².
Lex Luddy ♒︎♒︎♉︎☼ღ review ☽✺꧂ ♍︎【↓♋︎ ?
Preview | Kao the Kangaroo - Spring In Its Step
In 2005 you could not swing a cute anthropomorphic cat without hitting a 3D mascot platformer. 17 years and the genre is having a resurgence.
Marie Pritchard joins us to tell see if a Kangaroo called Kao can survive in the wild of 2022.
Space Games And My Funky Autistic Brain
The infinite void of space, autism and squids. Jamie A. Nicholas has a lot going on in his head and we are delighted that he took some time to give us an insight.
Review | WWE 2K22 - Can You Smell What Visual Concepts Is Cooking?
*slaps mat*
1...2...3…4…5…6…7… out of 10?
We welcome Scott McCrae to the site to let us know if 2K22 has finally managed to kick out of the pin the series has been trapped in for the last few years or if it is time to finally tap out.
Update Patch | February 2022
It is nearly impossible to care about something as seemingly quaint as video games when what is going on in the world right now continues. However, oftentimes our hobby intersects with these important issues.
Alex Green highlights all the month’s biggest video game stories including the industries’ reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Grapple Dog | Review (Switch) - Troublesome, Loveable Mutt
Have you ever played Ninja 5-O or Bionic Commando and thought “this is great but it would be much better if I was a dog right now”?
No?
Well, Grapple Dog seeks to answer that question anyway. Ollie Luddy lets us know if it succeeds.
Review | Encodya (Switch) - Critical Error
Encodya started life as a short film before making the bold bold choice to jump to a 2.5D adventure game. However, Amy Eastland is disappointed to report that this eyecatching neo-noir-cyberpunk adventure misses the mark on multiple fronts.
Update Patch | January 2022
January is usually a pretty quiet news month, so we have told Alex Green to keep this Update Patch short.
…
Wait, what happened?
Burning Out On Your Passion And Rediscovering Your Hobby
Somehow Jamie A. Nicholas has burnout on playing games and just can’t put his finger on why. Maybe putting pen to paper might result in some answers?
Update Patch | 2021 - A Big Year For Bad News
After 2020 we joked that there was no way 2021 could be any worse… Well, Alex Green is here to round up all the ways we were wrong.
At least 2022 has to be better, right… RIGHT?
Jessica Reyes' Advice For How To Spot Signs Of Abuse In The Games Industry And What To Do | Winter Spectacular 2021
No quippy jokes here. This is just a very important piece that everyone, especially folks trying to break into the games industry, should read.
Thank you to Jessica Reyes for writing it.
Natalie Raine's Games of The Year 2021 | Winter Spectacular 2021
We love a good ole GOTY list, don’t we folks?!
Join Natalie Raine as she highlights her highlights of the year.
Santi Leguiza 2021 Was A Year of Endings and Beginnings | Winter Spectacular 2021
2021 being both the longest and shortest year of many of our lives has had us thinking a lot about endings and beginnings. No more so than for Santi Leguiza, who joins us again to discuss his Games of The Year for 2021 and how they revolve around bringing things to a close and starting anew.
Review Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond + Shining Pearl - A Fresh Coat of Polish | Winter Spectacular 2021
We thought about making the subhead of this review, “What is old is new again” but that could be almost any Pokémon game if we are honest.
We welcome Kyle Moffat to the site to break down what has changed and what hasn’t for BD and SP.
Josh Broadwell Wants You To Celebrate Your Wins, Especially When You Don't Feel Like It | Winter Spectacular 2021
It is one thing to win with humility. It is a totally different thing to win and then put your fingers in your ears and shout “AH IT WAS NOTHING, ANYONE ELSE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER!”
Josh Broadwell slowly starting to accept that he might be pretty damn good at what he does.